In English Books 3, 4 and 5 in this series, children learn about the beginning sounds, ending sounds and vowel sounds of words in detail. Excel English Early Skills: Beginning, Ending and Vowel Sounds consolidates and revises your child’s knowledge in these areas.

Excel English Early Skills Book 9 of 10: Reading with Sounds 2 Ages 5 - 6

$7.95

Once your child is familiar with letters of the alphabet and matched them to their sounds, they can start putting sounds together into words. Book 8 started your child reading and writing whole words, and Book 9 continues with further activities.

Excel English Early Skills Book 10 of 10: Reading for Comprehension Ages 5 - 6

$7.95

Once your child has had some practice in putting together sounds to make meaningful words, and has practised writing whole words (see Books 8 and 9 of this series), they can begin reading and understanding simple sentences.

Excel Early Skills Books 1-10 Value Pack

Targeting Handwriting Prep

$15.95

The Targeting Handwriting Prep Student Book provides students with lots of fun activities to complete on every page. The book includes patterning exercises allow students to become familiar with the basic movements used in letter formation, and assist in the development of fine motor skills.

Targeting Handwriting 1

Targeting Handwriting 2

$15.95

The emphasis on the Year 2 program is on reducing students' reliance on scaffolding and providing them with increased opportunities to take responsibility for producing handwriting of a consistent size, shape, spacing and slope.

Targeting Handwriting 3

$15.95

Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 3 Student Book the focus is on teaching the basic joins. This includes Diagonal joins, horizontal joins and touch joins. Also Joining to ascenders, Letters that don't join and Tracking exercises to introduce joins.

Targeting Handwriting 4

$15.95

The Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 4 Student Book focuses on the consolidation of joining skills and introduces print script and speed loops. In this book, students begin to assess their own letter size and spacing, spacing between words and slope

Targeting Handwriting 5

$15.95

The Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 5 Student Book focuses on developing and improving fluency and legibility. It includes sections that focus on consolidating print script and speed loops. The teaching pages feature two sets of copying lines, for reinforcement and extra practice.
The book includes practical techniques to enable students to check their letter spacing, word spacing and slope, as well as practice of common letter clusters and high frequency words. The presentation skills section includes material on flourished capitals, headings and borders.

Targeting Handwriting 6

$15.95

The Targeting Handwriting Victoria Year 6 Student Book focuses on helping students develop their own personal style, while maintaining a strong emphasis on fluency and legibility. It looks at more 'mature' real-world applications of handwriting. For example developing a signature and note-taking skills as well as covering useful alternative letter shapes and joins. The teaching pages feature two sets of copying lines, for reinforcement and extra practice, and the presentation ideas include a section on calligraphy.

Grammar Once a Week 1

$15.95

Grammar Once a Week 1 retains the content of the first very popular edition but facts and dates have been updated along with the design and illustrations.
This book based on topics that allow for integration with other curriculum areas. Unit activities focus on sentence development, punctuation, parts of speech and word knowledge.

Grammar Once a Week 2

Grammar Once a Week 3

$15.95

Grammar Once a Week 3 retains the content of the first very popular edition but facts and dates have been updated along with the design and illustrations.
This book is based on topics that allow for integration with other curriculum areas. Unit activities focus on sentence development, punctuation, parts of speech and word knowledge.

Grammar Once a Week 4

$15.95

Grammar Once a Week 4 retains the content of the first very popular edition but facts and dates have been updated along with the design and illustrations.
This book is based on topics that allow for integration with other curriculum areas. Unit activities focus on sentence development, punctuation, parts of speech and word knowledge.

Grammar Once a Week 5

$15.95

Grammar Once a Week 5 retains the content of the first very popular edition but facts and dates have been updated along with the design and illustrations.
This book is based on topics that allow for integration with other curriculum areas. Unit activities focus on sentence development, punctuation, parts of speech and word knowledge.

Grammar Once a Week 6

$15.95

Grammar Once a Week 6 retains the content of the first very popular edition but facts and dates have been updated along with the design and illustrations.
This book is based on topics that allow for integration with other curriculum areas. Unit activities focus on sentence development, punctuation, parts of speech and word knowledge.

Blakes English Guide

Blakes Writers Guide for Primary Students

$17.95

A colourful, quick and easy reference for students from middle primary upwards and a vital tool for anyone who wants to be a great speller. Contains information about representing spoken words in written form, how to apply the rules and conventions and how to change words to 'fit' the grammar of written text. Word lists plus exercises with answers provided.

Blakes Spelling Guide for Primary Students

$17.95

A colourful, quick and easy reference for students from middle primary upwards. A vital tool for anyone who wants to be a great speller. Contains information about representing spoken words in written form, how to apply the rules and conventions and how to change words to 'fit' the grammar of written text. Word lists plus exercises with answers, provided.